Carnitas Don Enrique is a taqueria restaurant in Supermanzanas, Cancún.
Editorially verified October 2, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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El Tatich, beside Walmart Gran Plaza in Cancún, sells cochinita pibil and oven-roast lechón as tacos and tortas, with relleno negro on Sundays.
OrderTacos or a torta of cochinita pibil or lechón al horno, and relleno negro on Sundays.
TipTables close at 15:30 (takeaway to 16:00) or when the cochinita and lechón run out; there are no other branches.
El Socio Naiz, an open-air modern Mexican taquería on Avenida Nader in Cancún, serves heirloom-corn tacos del trompo and an octopus chicharrón taco.
OrderTacos del trompo on heirloom corn, the campechana, and the octopus chicharrón taco.
TipThe salsas arrive in mezcal glasses; this Avenida Nader room is the Cancún branch, and there is a second in Puerto Morelos.
La Parrilla on Avenida Yaxchilán in Cancún has served Mexican food with live mariachi since 1975 and is the home of the long-running Feria del Mole.
OrderTacos de bistec con queso on hand-made tortillas, served with the house salsas.
TipThe annual Feria del Mole is held here; the 31st edition ran to 31 May 2026 with entry at MXN 435 a head.
La Fonda del Zancudo is a garden dinner room on Avenida Uxmal in downtown Cancún, with a short menu of house empanadas, tuna and chocolate cream.
OrderHouse empanadas and tuna cooked al punto, then the chocolate cream.
TipDinner only, Monday to Saturday from 17:00; the daily specials are posted on its Instagram account.
El Tatich, beside Walmart Gran Plaza in Cancún, sells cochinita pibil and oven-roast lechón as tacos and tortas, with relleno negro on Sundays.
OrderTacos or a torta of cochinita pibil or lechón al horno, and relleno negro on Sundays.
TipTables close at 15:30 (takeaway to 16:00) or when the cochinita and lechón run out; there are no other branches.
Puerto Santo in Puerto Juárez, Cancún, is a sea-view seafood restaurant that buys from local fishermen, with tuna carnitas, crab flautitas and ceviches.
OrderCarnitas de atún for tacos, flautitas de jaiba and the Puerto Santo guacamole.
TipOpen daily 12:30 to 23:00; the whole catch of the day is sold by the kilo and can be cooked zarandeado, the house speciality.
Bodega Argentina, in Plaza Marina at Puerto Cancún, is a Grupo Anderson's Buenos Aires-style steakhouse with parrilla cuts, empanadas and a wine list.
OrderA bife de chorizo from the parrilla with smoked provoleta, then crêpes with cajeta.
TipOpen 13:00 to 01:00 daily; a kids' club on the upper floor makes it suit family lunches.
